Change capital

**Herr Shimmler** · April 11, 2009, 07:59 AM

Sorry if this topic has already been adressed, but I'd like to know if there's any way to change capital?
For example, if I'm playing for Russia, how can I make St. Petersbour my capital?

**Monsieur Alphonse** · April 11, 2009, 08:10 AM

You can't do it. It only happens if Moscow is taken by the enemy. But you can't select which city will be your capital so you could end up with some remote city as your capital.

**klesh** · April 11, 2009, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Monsieur Alphonse

But you can't select which city will be your capital so you could end up with some remote city as your capital.

Do we know what the criterion the computer looks at to choose your next capital? Income, population, happiness... something else?

**Monsieur Alphonse** · April 11, 2009, 12:49 PM

No. I captured Moscow and the new Russian capital was Iasi which they had just captured. Kiev would have been a more logical choice, so it is randomly chosen.

**klesh** · April 11, 2009, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Monsieur Alphonse

No. I captured Moscow and the new Russian capital was Iasi which they had just captured. Kiev would have been a more logical choice, so it is randomly chosen.

Ouch. Thats really odd that they would make it random and not give you the chance to move it.

**Varaaki** · April 11, 2009, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by klesh

Ouch. Thats really odd that they would make it random and not give you the chance to move it.

"Ouch"?

How does that hurt, when the location of your capital has literally no effect on anything in the game at all (other than, I suppose, putting a little white capitol symbol next to the city name)?

When the location of your capital mattered, you could change it. Now that it doesn't matter in any way, changing it is pointless and was removed.

**Thanatos** · April 11, 2009, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Herr Shimmler

Sorry if this topic has already been adressed, but I'd like to know if there's any way to change capital?
For example, if I'm playing for Russia, how can I make St. Petersbour my capital?

Originally Posted by Monsieur Alphonse

You can't do it. It only happens if Moscow is taken by the enemy. But you can't select which city will be your capital so you could end up with some remote city as your capital.

Question answered, thread closed.

**Herr Shimmler** · April 11, 2009, 08:15 AM

That's quite stupid. I was frustrated when I had to build Winter Palace and Kunstkamera in Moscow... T_T

**Sir Winston Churchill** · April 11, 2009, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Herr Shimmler

That's quite stupid.

Welcome to Empire: Total War!

**Herr Shimmler** · April 11, 2009, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Isaristh

Welcome to Empire: Total War!

I lol'd hard=)

**eatme** · April 11, 2009, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Herr Shimmler

That's quite stupid. I was frustrated when I had to build Winter Palace and Kunstkamera in Moscow... T_T

I know, don't it feel just plain out of place.

So much for historical accuracy.

**Divi filius** · April 11, 2009, 10:00 AM

the reason might be, or at least something that makes it logical, that you can only build modern universities in your capital region. when you are allowed tpo change it every turn, it makes no sense...
also you lose when you lose in your home theater, so changing it to some overseas town would spoil that game principle. get over it, it´s just vanity to change it :

and the cities are set well i think

**Cynik** · April 11, 2009, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Divi filius

the reason might be, or at least something that makes it logical, that you can only build modern universities in your capital region. when you are allowed tpo change it every turn, it makes no sense...
also you lose when you lose in your home theater, so changing it to some overseas town would spoil that game principle. get over it, it´s just vanity to change it :

and the cities are set well i think

I disagree, I think the 'choice' of being able to switch capitals gives more customisability/power as the supposed leader of that faction which in turn, (arguably) gives more fun to the user.

Just like the choice of being able to change heirs to the throne, changing ministers, leaders, reagents, viceroys etc. I think being able to rename cities and units is a great feature (though the city feature has been removed in ETW regrettably)

**Herr Shimmler** · April 11, 2009, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by Divi filius

when you are allowed tpo change it every turn, it makes no sense...

I don't want to change it every turn, it's just that Petersburg was Russian capital since 1712 up to 1917. They could simply limit modern university quantity per faction per 1, with no need of building it in capital province.

**ilikeicehockey** · April 11, 2009, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Divi filius

also you lose when you lose in your home theater, so changing it to some overseas town would spoil that game principle. get over it, it´s just vanity to change it :

and the cities are set well i think

Don't think so. I took Paris which was France's capital and they still existed in some random province to the south east